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Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-263, described as Askos; Legless, globular, “duck” shaped body; open, tubular side spout; stag head, with flat face, conical nose; antlers in front of top opening; high basket handle from rim to back; rounded knob-like tail; three button-like bosses. Incised linear decoration on body and handle consists of short, parallel slanting strokes & groups of three dots. Tip broken and missing from left antler, most of right antler missing, surface abrasion.

Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-3291, described as Askos, duck-shaped body, three legs, strap basket handle from neck to back, cylindrical neck, open mouth, two small projections one on each side representing wings, high back-ridge from base neck to small fan-shaped tail. Painted decoration. Breakage and subsequent restoration.

Hearst Museum object titled Askos, accession number 8-264, described as Askos: “Duck”-shaped vessel with pedestal foot, slotted front and rear; oval body, broad back, short cylindrical neck with cut-away spout; slightly curved handle from rim to back; goiter-like projection at front of neck base. Incised linear decoration all over body, on neck, and handle; of parallel lines, strokes and zig-zags. Tip of spout broken and missing, tail broken, part missing, horizontal crack on rim right side. Surface abrasion. Preserved.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 8-3269, described as Bowl; With Plastic Decoration; shallow hemispherical bowl with basket handle, false zoomorphic spout (ibex head) which communicates with a channel within the rim; on interior of bowl a speckled lizard (frog?) with open mouth. Painted geometric decoration. Surface abrasion, crack at handle base and ibex horns, also along interior of bowl, chip from low footed base. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

Hearst Museum object titled Bull figurine, accession number 8-261, described as Figurine (Bull), Fat globular body with wide tubular mouth opening; pierced holes for eyes and nostrils, two horns (one broken off); four legs with knees, hocks and cloven hoof indicated. Tail an extension of ridge along back, ridge has one lug hole; male sex indicated. Incised linear decoration flanking ridge and around neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Head flask, accession number 8-300, described as Head Flask; (Roman Red-glazed), Vase in form of bust. Neck and mouth piece abovve head, vertical handle at back, rounded and unmodeled; front masklike, base flat. Incised linear pattern on neck. and around head. Head has fleshy face, big nose, thick lips, large eyes, strand of hair at either side, roll over brow with two knobs. Wide triangular area from below chin to botom, incl. front part of base restored. Chip missing from handle H 15.5cm; Rim D. 3.2 cm Max Base D 10 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Horse figurine, accession number 8-260, described as Horse Figurine. Horse has flattened forehead, stumpy legs, attached tail, eyes made of small globes of clay applied to surface; two wheel-made basket-shaped panniers attached to back. Undecorated. Left pannier broken and mended. Ca. 7th century BC. Length: 12.5 cm; width (across panniers): 9.9 cm; height: 9.1 cm.